Study looks at how loneliness and symptoms of anxiety and depression are linked to suicide

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- If you oregon idiosyncratic you cognize is successful affectional distress oregon considering suicide, telephone the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline astatine 988 oregon 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

Suicide is 1 of the starring causes of death, according to national wellness data.

"That is simply a motion that depressive symptoms and anxiousness symptoms are truly severe," said Dr. Amy Parks, the Executive Director of NAMI Fresno.

A caller survey successful the Journal of the American Medical Association looked astatine however loneliness and feelings of slump and anxiousness are linked to suicide.

Researchers looked astatine implicit 62,000 U.S. adults and they recovered that astir 6 percent of radical reported immoderate level of suicidal thoughts, and it appeared that loneliness did play a role.

"For many, galore people, erstwhile they unrecorded with slump and oregon anxiety, it tin marque it hard to consciousness connected," said Dr. Parks.

The survey besides revealed that symptoms of anxiousness accounted for 25% of the link, with slump making up astir 10%.

Dr. Parks says portion slump and anxiousness don't precisely spell manus successful hand, oftentimes radical tin acquisition some feelings.

"Depression tin marque you consciousness aggravated affectional symptom and despair," said Dr. Parks. "Anxiety tin marque you consciousness agitated, and it could summation those antagonistic thoughts."

In 2023, much than 49,000 radical died by suicide. That aforesaid year, the U.S. Surgeon General declared loneliness and isolation an epidemic, with 1 successful 2 adults successful the state reporting they acquisition loneliness.

"But you don't consciousness similar you person support, you don't person friends, you don't person family," said Dr. Parks. "That tin sometimes incorrectly validate those feelings that we have."

Health experts accidental it's not casual to alteration our mindset overnight. Seeking and reaching retired for assistance is simply a bully archetypal step.

Dr. Parks besides stresses looking retired for signs that our loved ones mightiness beryllium struggling.

"They halt doing the things they utilized to beryllium funny successful oregon enjoy," said Dr. Parks. "They mightiness beryllium sleeping much oregon sleeping less, eating much oregon eating less."

Dr. Parks says, you are not unsocial successful your struggles. She adds it's important to instrumentality things 1 time astatine a time, springiness yourself immoderate patience and grace.

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